Cessna182

At 07:45 MDT, a Cessna 182J crashed 5.5 miles east of the La Veta-Cuchara Valley Airport, killing the pilot and her passenger. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site and a VFR flight plan was filed to Amarillo, Texas. A witness said the ceiling at the airport was about 500 foot overcast at the time the flight departed. The pilot did not possess an instrument rating and her logbook reported she had no actual instrument flight experience….

At 16:13 CDT, the pilot of a Cessna 182E died when the plane struck power lines. The flight originated from the East Troy Municipal Airport at approximately 15:45. The aircraft was being flown from the East Troy Municipal Airport to the Aero Park Airport in Menominee Falls after having been used for parachute activity at East Troy. The aircraft came to rest approximately -mile from the approach end of Runway 23 at the Aero Park Airport. A power line 110 feet above the ground was severed….

At approximately 10:15 PDT, the pilot of a Cessna 182A crashed into a parked Beech Bonanza while attempting to abort a landing at the Apex Airpark. The Cessna pilot sustained minor injuries; the Beech was unoccupied. The investigator found marks from the aircraft wheels in the dirt approximately 90 feet short of the runway 35 threshold. A witness reported seeing the aircraft veer right after landing, heard an application of power, and then observed the aircraft collide with the Beech C35. The pilot returned to the aircraft following a medical evaluation, removed the contents of the aircraft, and has been unreachable since….

At about 06:45 PDT, a Cessna 182J struck trees while trying to land at McBeth Airport. The pilot suffered minor injuries and the passenger was uninjured. The flight was made VFR but IMC prevailed and no flight plan was made. The pilot said he descended from cruise altitude to 1,500 feet and could not spot the airport, so he decided to fly west toward the coast, climb and proceed to his alternate. The engine began to run rough and he could not remedy the problem or maintain altitude, so he turned toward the airport as directed by his GPS receiver. He was at 500 feet and on top of the fog layer when he saw the runway numbers below him through the fog, so he turned back toward the runway. Durin…

At about 16:30 EDT, a Cessna 182P hit trees during an emergency landing in Summerville after losing power. The pilot was not injured. The pilot had taken off from LaFayette about 15 minutes earlier. The pilot said the engine went to idle shortly after takeoff. Examination of the airplane found that the throttle linkage had separated from the throttle arm. The airplane had just had a new engine installed….

At 18:59 CDT, a Cessna 182A jump plane crashed and burned shortly after takeoff from Coulter Field Airport. The pilot and four parachutists were killed. Witnesses said the airplane climbed to about 300 to 400 feet agl, then banked right and nosed down. One witness said the aircraft made one complete turn before it descended from his view. The engine was sent to the manufacturer for a detailed examination….

At about 17:50 EDT, the pilot of a Cessna 182R was killed when the plane struck a communications tower near Killingworth. IMC prevailed and an IFR flight plan had been filed. The airplane was issued a clearance to execute the VOR approach to Chester Airport at 17:43 and the pilot acknowledged the clearance and canceled IFR. The aircraft struck a tower that reached to 866 feet msl, located about 2.6 miles from the airport. A witness who recorded the condition of the tower lighting daily stated that fog obscured the top of the tower at the time of the accident….

At 10:06 EST, a Cessna 182P lost power after takeoff from Carl R. Keller Field and was damaged in the ensuing forced landing. The pilot was seriously injured. The pilot said he departed runway 27 and, as he passed the departure end at 300 to 400 feet, the engine quit. The fuel selector lever was on both. The left fuel tank gauge indicated half full, while the right tank gauge indicated zero fuel. Ice crystals were found in the fuel strainer and in fuel drained from a main fuel tank….

At 12:45 EDT, a Cessna 182S struck trees during the landing roll at Airhaven Airport. The pilot was not injured. The pilot said that when he lowered the nose after touching down he spotted a deer on the runway. He applied left brake and the airplane left the runway and went down an embankment….

At approximately 14:30 PST, a Cessna 182S was substantially damaged in a hard landing at Vista Field. The pilot and two passengers were not injured. The flight was en route IFR from Valley Center, Calif., to Pasco, Wash., and had been cleared for the ILS runway 21R approach. While on the approach, the aircraft encountered icing conditions and diverted to Vista Field. There it suffered a hard landing due to ice accumulation. The pilot had received his instrument rating less than six months earlier. DUATS weather reports accessed by the pilot showed the approach would have taken place in icing conditions….